History

My parents, Dan and Karen Gust got into the
hardware business 20 years ago with a very simple guiding philosophy:
“Our Business is Customer Service.” I was 14 years old and my father
handed me a rag and a bucket and said “start cleaning.” The idea was to
have a locally owned, community oriented Longmont business that the
family would be proud to own and to employ people that we would treat as
family.

We have grown from a small 8,000 square
foot hardware store to over 26,000 square feet by continually
reinvesting in the business and our people. We have over forty helpful
team members committed to providing great customer service. These
people represent hundreds of years of experience in the hardware
business as well as various related trades and we are proud to be able
to work with them each day.

We purchase over 70% of the product we carry from the international
cooperative Ace Hardware Corporation and customize our selection with
products from other vendors. While we are 100% local, the marketing and
buying leverage offered by Ace to us and our 4600 fellow Ace retailers
is crucial to our ability to compete in a market increasingly dominated
by big box retailers.

If you’re already a customer, THANK YOU for your business. If you
have never shopped with us before, we hope you’ll come by and say hello.